Publications

Optimising Joint Working between the Police and Private Security

The aim of the research was to explore the forms of joint working that take place between the security sector and the police, and the barriers that can prevent this work from progressing. The research is based on the views of security professionals from in-house...

New report published exposes missed opportunities in the fight against economic crime: police failing to leverage private and not-for-profit sector resources.

A groundbreaking report by Perpetuity Research and the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime at the University of Portsmouth has uncovered a critical oversight in the fight against economic crime. Despite soaring levels of these offences, police forces are not...

Does security culture trump strategy when it comes to facilitating excellence?

The aim of the research - 'The importance of Security Culture in Facilitating Security Excellence' - was to explore the challenges to building a strong security culture in today’s world and assess how the security sector is responding. The research is based on the...
Staff Dishonesty

Staff Dishonesty

Little is known about the true nature and extent of staff dishonesty as many retailers are reluctant to admit that they have a problem and few have systems in place that enable them to detect the level of loss they have suffered. This study is based on interviews with...

Property Marking

There are all sorts of things that can be attached to goods to make them more difficult to be tampered with, to render them less susceptible to theft or counterfeit. The simplest idea is to attach some form of label or marking that indicates who the owner/seller is,...

ATM Crime

One of the key issues in understanding how to reduce opportunities to commit crime is to understand the offenders' perspectives. This small-scale project is based on interviews with just six people who admitted to committing over one thousand offences, between 52 and...

Security Officers Research

Retail security officers can make a major contribution to an efficient, profitable and safe retail environment however their deployment does not guarantee a crime free store. This summary report outlines key issues that impact upon the effectiveness of uniformed...

Learning from Fraudsters

The report is based on interviews with 16 convicted offenders. The main focus is on people who have stolen large sums from organisations with which they are connected (usually those that they are employed by). Listening to what they have to say facilitates insights...